A distorted representation of one's own body is a diagnostic criterion and core
psychopathology of both anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Despite recent …

The processing, representation, and perception of bodily signals (interoception) plays an
important role for human behavior. Theories of embodied cognition hold that higher …

This online experimental study investigates the effects of the social media trends
“fitspiration”(images of thin-muscular women promoting health and fitness),“body …

Der Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire von Fairburn und Beglin (EDE-Q; 1994) ist
die Fragebogenversion des strukturierten Essstörungsinterviews Eating Disorder …

Objective: Interoceptive processes are defined as ability to detect sensations arising within
the body. There is a growing body of research investigating ways of improving interoceptive …

Background In-patient treatment (IP) is the treatment setting of choice for moderately-to-
severely ill adolescents with anorexia nervosa, but it is costly, and the risks of relapse and …

Generally speaking, compared to women, men are less dissatisfied with their own body and
consider themselves to be better-looking and less overweight. So far, however, it is unclear …

The current study explores the role of appearance-related social pressure regarding
changes in body image in adolescent girls (n= 236) and boys (n= 193) over a 1-year-period …

According to the WHO definition,“telemedicine is the provision of health services, where
distance is a critical factor, by all health professionals who use information and …

To examine the hypothesis that normalization of low circulating leptin levels in patients with
anorexia nervosa ameliorates hyperactivity, three seriously ill females with hyperactivity …